Category Archives: cost of living

Samoa, Apia Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Samoa is in Oceania, a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. CAPITAL CITY: Apia LARGEST CITY: Apia CURRENCY: Samoan Tala (WST) ECONOMY: The economy of Samoa has … Continue reading

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Saint Lucia, Castries Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: St Lucia is in the Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. CAPITAL CITY: Castries LARGEST CITY: Castries CURRENCY: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) ECONOMY: Saint Lucia’s economy depends primarily on revenue … Continue reading

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Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Saint Kitts and Nevis is in the Caribbean, they are islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago. CAPITAL CITY: Basseterre LARGEST CITY: Basseterre CURRENCY: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) ECONOMY: … Continue reading

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Saint Helena, Jamestown Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: St Helena is an island of volcanic origin and a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. The territory consists of the island of Saint Helena, as well as the dependencies of Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha. … Continue reading

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Rwanda, Kigali Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Rwanda is in Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo. CAPITAL CITY: Kigali LARGEST CITY: Kigali CURRENCY: Rwandan Franc (RWF) ECONOMY: Rwanda is a low-income developing country, with about 90% of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture. … Continue reading

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Russia, Moscow Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Russia is in Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. CAPITAL CITY: Moscow LARGEST CITY: Moscow CURRENCY: Russian Rouble (RUB) ECONOMY: Russia … Continue reading

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Romania, Bucharest Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Romania is in South-eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine. CAPITAL CITY: Bucharest LARGEST CITY: Bucharest CURRENCY: Romanian New Lei (RON) ECONOMY: Romania is a middle-income economy. From 2000 onwards, the Romanian economy has transformed to … Continue reading

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Qatar, Doha Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Qatar is in the Middle East, it is the peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia. CAPITAL CITY: Doha LARGEST CITY: Doha CURRENCY: Qatari Riyal (QAR) ECONOMY: Qatar has a strong economy mainly derived from oil revenues. The … Continue reading

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Puerto Rico, San Juan Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Puerto Rico, is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. CAPITAL CITY: San Juan LARGEST CITY: San Juan CURRENCY: US Dollar (USD) … Continue reading

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Portugal, Lisbon Cost of Living January 2010

LOCATION: Portugal is in South-Western Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain. CAPITAL CITY: Lisbon LARGEST CITY: Lisbon CURRENCY: Euro (EUR) ECONOMY: Portugal’s economy mainly consists of industries such as textiles, clothing, footwear, cork and wood products, beverages … Continue reading

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